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Police search for missing Ross County teen near Greenfield

HIGHLAND COUNTY- Law enforcement and community members are looking for information on the disappearance of an 18-year old after she vanished Sunday morning.

Highland County Sheriff's deputies were called to Greenfield after Madison Bell, of Ross County, failed to make it to her tanning appointment on Ohio 28.

Bell's mother reported that she last saw Madison at her home in Ross County and that Madison was going to a Highland County business to tan.

Bell's car was recovered nearby in the parking lot of a local church, nearby the tanning business.

The matter is actively under investigation by the Highland County Sheriff’s Office, Ross County Sheriff’s Office, Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, and the Greenfield Police Department.

According to Highland County Sheriff Donnie Barrera, information was obtained regarding a white vehicle with California license tags, parked in the parking lot of the church, where Madison’s vehicle was located,

With the help of the community, a vehicle fitting the description was located at a Hillsboro business. Follow-up investigation found that the vehicle was not the vehicle that deputies are looking for.

She is described as weighing around 120 to 125 pounds, is 5-feet 6-inches tall, and has brown hair and brown eyes.

She also wears gray contact lenses, has a cross tattoo on her neck, and a ghost tattoo on her side.

The disappearance spurred a massive community search for the missing girl. More than 350 people showed up with search equipment such as ATVs.

The search only ended when it got too dark to search effectively, according to law enforcement.

Anyone with information on the disappearance of Madison Bell is urged to call the Highland County Sheriff’s Office at (937) 393-1421 or the Ross County Sheriff’s Office at (740) 773-1185. There is also a specific hotline at 844-727-9111.